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2015 HIGHLIGHTS SUMMARY
In January, the CALEA Board was joined by two new Commissioners Chief Douglas Knight of the Vandalia (OH) Division of Police and Sheriff Garry Lucas of the Clark County (WA) Sheriff’s Office. In February Commissioner Don Hunter resigned after eight years of service, and Commissioner Hassan Aden resigned after a year of service
as a CALEA Commissioner. Collectively these Commissioners have made valuable contributions to the accreditation process. Their involvement advanced the organization significantly.
January 2015
In March, Travis Parrish was employed as Director of Client Services and Relations. This full-time position has enhanced client support and contributes to special project management. In July Major Eric Minor was replaced by program design by Major Jonathan Jackson as an Army Industry Fellow.
March 2015
In March, a corporate video entitled CALEA is the Public Safety Solution was produced and uploaded on social media and the CALEA website.
May 2015
Advertisements for Trade Show Rep- resentatives were released in February and Tim Hazlette, Betty Moriarty, and Warren Wyatt were employed for these positions. Each attended public safety conferences and special meetings in support of outreach to prospective client agencies and shared information about the accreditation process.
CALEA staff worked with PowerDMS representatives throughout the year to ensure efforts to transition clients into the CALEA PowerDMS Assessment Tool was seamless and value added for those affected. The plan was initiated April 1, 2015 and included webinars, handouts, and quick references to support strong information sharing.
The CALEA Executive Director’s Advisory Group composed of chief executive officers from CALEA met three times during the fiscal year to provide feedback on current issues impacting accredited agencies. These meetings included discussions on standards and process management strategies.
CALEA established a partnership with the Police Foundation. The focus of
the collaboration evolved around two grant proposals; one for model policy project regarding body-worn camera implementations and a separate project to advance accreditation in Mexico. These grants are provided through BJA and the Department of State-Bureau
of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement affairs.
Throughout the year each of the individual standards manuals were updated to reflect the changes recommended by
the Standards Review and Interpretation Committee (SRIC) and approved by the Commission. These updates were made
in the CALEA electronic publications, maintained by PowerDMSTM. In March staff completed and published the Spanish version of the Communications Standards Manual and the Spanish version of the enrollment package was also released.
In November The CALEA® Guide to Successful Accreditation Management was released as the new accreditation process guide.
Chairperson Myers appointed an ad hoc committee in March 2015 to comprehen- sively review the CALEA Standards for Law Enforcement Agencies and asked that group to submit recommendations on revising the standards to address con- temporary issues impacting the indus-
try. Commissioner Lisa Womack led the committee which met several times during the second half of the year. The committee will continue the review process throughout 2016, with final recommendations expected in July.
Staff changes during 2015 included the retirement of Information Technology Coordinator Linda Newton, after 31
years with CALEA. Additionally Regional Program Manager Lorena Singer resigned after 8 years of service to pursue a career as a contractor for the United States Department of State.
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